Several dozen Clallam County residents took the opportunity Saturday, Nov. 15, for a sneak peak of the future home of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society at 1743 Old Olympic Highway just west of Agnew.

“We’re having the open house to show off our new property and give people a look at what we’re planning to do,” said Donna Halsaver, vice president of OPHS’s board. Board president Kandace Pierce was one of several board members on hand giving tours on the 9.3-acre rural site.

Although it was brisk outdoors, Pierce pointed out the site of a planned 5,500-square-foot “state of the art” 40-unit dog kennel just west of an existing modular home that will be used for the administration building. Green Crow of Port Angeles donated all of the site work ($100,000 value) for the kennel, driveway and parking which greatly reduced the total cost of the $1.4 million project, Pierce said.

An additional $400,000 needs to be raised to complete the project scheduled to begin work by Hoch Construction of Port Angeles by Dec. 1.

Additionally, the shelter complex will consist of a 1,152-square-foot cattery, 816-square-foot veterinary/surgery for OPHS veterinarian Dr. Suzy Zustiak and a 3,000-square-foot pole barn to be used for storage, an indoor dog play area, public training and education classes.

“We’ve been just so blessed and honored city the generosity of the community,” Pierce said. “We’ve been going on faith to get this going.”

Completion of the shelter is expected nine months after construction begins.

To donate, mail donations to Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, PO Box 1376, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or contact capital campaign chairman Linda Crow at 460-3575 or lindacrow@greencrow.com.